Combined harrow and seed-coverer.



No.782,360. v PATENTED FEB. 14,1905. J. E. ROTH."

GOMBINED HARROW AND SEED GOVBRER. Y APPLICATION FILED MAYQI. 1904.

Witneowo UNITED STATES- Patented. February 14, 1905 PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. ROTH, or UTICAfNEW YORK. I

COMBINED HARROW AND SEED-COVERER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,360, dated February14, 1905.

Application filed May 21,1904. Serial No. 209,002.

' To all whom it may concern:

v of the United States, residing at Utica, iii the Be it known that I,JOHN E. Ro'r-H, a citizen county of Oneida and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in a Combined HarrowandSeed-Coverenof which the following is a specification.

The special object of the invention is to combine in one agriculturalimplement a harrow and seed-coverer.

The invention will be first described in connection with the drawingsand then pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan view; Fig. 2, a vertical section online a: m of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a fragmentary view with the teethlowered.

In the drawings, the longitudinal'bars A A and cross-bars B are shown tomake up the frame of the implement. The bars B are stepped intosubjacent notches of the bars A, so that they will rest at an acuteangle to a horizontal plane. This allows the drag-bars B to ride on andover the clods, so as to crush and crumble them down. 7,

C represents my angle-shaped barrow-teeth, which are rigidly attached totooth-bars D, which have the arms (Z pivoted to a longitudinal reach E.Cross-bars D rest upon. the bars B, so that they may be convenientlyoperated .by the arms d, which are moved by the reach. The latter isend-pivoted in front to a vertical hand-lever F, which is fulcrumed atits lower end to a front drag-bar B, and has a spring-detent f, whichmay work in notches f of the plates f so as to hold the teeth in or outof the groun d.

G is a vertical lever provided with a carrying-pawl g and a detent g,which work in a pinion H, fast onthe Windlass I. The latter winds up thechains I I, attached to the rear section of frame, by means of lever Gwith its carrying-pawl g, so as to hold the two sections in conjunction,while it is held in the position desired by the detent g. Thedetent-pawl is spring-held in its holder The reach E being jointed at 0,allows the rear section to be raised when the chains I are lowered inpassing over ditches or dead furrows.

The drag-barsB may be made of metalor iron-bound plank of considerablethickness and of a size suitable to one, two, or four horses.

The barrow-teeth 0 help to break up the clods, while they stir andpulverize the soil so as to bring it into fine tilth for the receptionof grain or grass-seed. After the seed has been sown and the teethraised the dragbars B cover it lightly but suificiently with line earthto insure the quickest and most perfect vegetation. It will thus be seenthat after the ground has been carefully plowed my single implement willperform all after operations in pitching or putting in the crop.

What I claimas new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is j V 1.The combination with the bars A B,

reach E and adjusting mechanism F f f, of

the angled teeth-bars C D passing through bars B and connected pivotallyby an arm d with the reach E as and for the purpose described.

2. The pawl and detent-lever G g g, pinion H and Windlass I incombination with the frame A B made in two parts pivoted togethersubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN E. ROTH. Witnesses:

Gno. H. CHANNER, DENNIS M. R ses.

